#Heatpump

C++ Wage SlaveCppGuy@infosec.space
2026-01-19

@Fishd

I'm going to work from a different set of numbers, but reach the same conclusion.

Octopus tells me we used 800kWh in August and 2000kWh in December. To a first approximation, we're using 1200kWh/month, or 40kWh/day, to heat the house. (Most houses will do better than this: ours is both big and old.)

I'll pick on a region for which I can find data: London gets 0.52kWh/m² of solar energy a day.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_po

#SolarPanels are roughly 20% efficient, and you lose a bit in the inverter, the cables and the battery system, so let's say you can extract 0.1kWh/m² per day, and your #HeatPump boosts that to, I don't know, 0.25kWh/m² per day. (The COP, as you know, is lowest when it's coldest.) So we'd need 160m² of solar panels to heat our house from the sun in December. No one has the space or the budget for that.

On the bright side, since we installed heat pumps, we've gone from burning logs most evenings to maybe once a week.

@anon_opin

2026-01-19

16WW Heat-pump Control - Settings and control of the heat pump at 16WW. #heatPump #controls #DHW #spaceHeat - m.earth.org.uk/heat-pump-16WW-

Jiří Eischmannsesivany@vhsky.cz
2026-01-17

Jak zní tepelné čerpadlo v -15 ℃

vhsky.cz/w/uivGnmr934Jcjzvvjwh

John Wilker 👨🏽‍💻jwilker@wandering.shop
2026-01-16

It’s weird that my heat pump water heater’s app is so much more intuitive and useful than the Mitsubishi app for my Heat Pump HVAC gear.

#heatpump

2026-01-15

Octopus Heat-pump Journey - Via quote and survey and negotiation to keeping us warm fossil-free #heatPump #DHW #spaceHeat #defossilisation - m.earth.org.uk/Octopus-heat-pu

2026-01-15

Heat Pump economics in Europe:

“A heat pump unit and its installation costs around €12,000 in the UK, [but in] Germany [it] costs nearly €30,000.”

Also:

“The Netherlands, with the lowest [electricity-gas/coal price] ratio of 1.4, achieved triple the heat pump sales per 1,000 households compared with countries such as Germany, Poland or Hungary, where the price ratio exceeds 3”

ember-energy.org/latest-insigh

#Renewables #Climate #Energy #HeatPump #EU #Europe #Germany #Deutschland #Klima

2026-01-15

Octopus Heat-pump Journey - Via quote and survey and negotiation to keeping us warm fossil-free #heatPump #DHW #spaceHeat #defossilisation - m.earth.org.uk/Octopus-heat-pu

2026-01-14

I live in an UK 1950s semi. I've slapped solar and a battery into it, and over the next few years I want to step up the energy efficiency+eco impact with retrofitting.

Anybody know of any useful blogs or resources? Any localish companies (North East) who can help?

I'm thinking about #insulation, #underfloorheating, #heatpump, what else? #passivehouse

Richard Dallawayd6y@mastodon.green
2026-01-11

One year after replacing the gas boiler with a heat pump.

Spoiler: it was a good thing to do 😅

richard.dallaway.com/one-year-

#heatpumps #heatpump

2026-01-11

Has anyone on here used Havenwise for their heat pump?

havenwise.co.uk

#heatpump

2026-01-08

Our utility bill has come in. Now have a heat pump so I compared it to last year. About £20 less. HP provided significantly more heat (since it runs 24 hours) but for a lower cost. We have the technology! #Heatpump #netzero

Jim GarrettJimG@toot.cat
2026-01-08

Boycott oil and gas on January 8 in protest of this Venezuela action:

docs.google.com/document/d/e/2

I support this wholeheartedly, except for one thing: what happens on January 9?

Please, if you can, get oil and gas out of your life altogether. If you own your home, swap out your furnace for a heat pump. If you can, trade your gas car for an EV. Trump wants to wire us in to fossil fuels permanently. Fossil fuels have *always* been a source of corruption, in the US and abroad, but never more than now. Electrification is resistance.

If you'd like detailed advice about what it's like on the other side or how to swing it, DM me and I'll do what I can. (Used EV's are an oft-overlooked option, for instance.) And for some the switch won't yet be feasible, sadly.

Also, advocate for EV charging near apartment blocks and at work sites. Advocate for a renter's right to have an EV charger (L2 or even L1) installed if requested. This is the biggest bottleneck, in my opinion.

#BoycottFossilFuels #electrification #electriccars #venezuela #heatpump

Arctic Heat Pumpsarcticheatpumps
2026-01-05

Arctic Pool Chillers are energy-efficient hybrid heat pumps that regulate your pool’s water temperature by cooling when it gets too warm and heating when it drops below your set point. Ideal for hot climates, they improve water quality, reduce chemical issues, and maintain comfort year-round with consistent performance, water-based chilling, and durable titanium components. arcticheatpumps.com/chillers-f

John Leachjohnl
2026-01-03

Looked at a heat pump forum on Facebook and every single post by a heat pump owner asking technical questions is inundated with men telling them to remove their heat pump and go back to gas. Over and over, bashing heat pumps. It's some kind of weird religion at this point isn't it.

Almost wondering if it's some kind of bot net funded by fossil fuel companies.

bazcurtisbazcurtis
2026-01-02

Our December 2025 Solar & Battery Performance Report is live! 📊. Spoiler, a record solar generation year.

Real-world data, generation graphs, and insights into how seasonal changes affected output and storage.

Read the full post 👉 www.bazmac.me/blog/december-solar-generation-and-export-numbers-2026

SeanBurlington 🌈 🕊️sean@mastodon.me.uk
2026-01-01

We did about 5000 miles in our EV this year

At 50mpg that would have cost £640

Our entire electricity bill for 2025 was under £900

Which includes all heating and cooking since we disconnected from mains gas in August

The car is now 13 years old - we paid 8k for it 10 years ago

#solar #ev #heatpump #energyPrices #costOfLiving

2026-01-01

Home Heat Pumps: Barriers to Installation (2022) - A case study in the friction in specifying and installing a heat-pump in the UK, even for a savvy early adopter. #heatpump #netZero #futureReady - earth.org.uk/heat-pump-barrier

John Wilker 👨🏽‍💻jwilker@wandering.shop
2025-12-30

Apparently the electricians will be here in the next 1.5 hours. Fingers crossed. #homeimprovement #heatpump

John Wilker 👨🏽‍💻jwilker@wandering.shop
2025-12-30

Always something.

Plumbers got the HPWH installed. Looks good. When they powered up the breaker. Something popped in the new outlet.

Thankfully the cut off was on, so no damage to the water heater, but now Elephant Energy has to scramble to get the electricians back out today to troubleshoot/fix.

#homeimprovement #heatpump

2025-12-30

Our #minisplit #HeatPump outdoor unit in the snow. Heats (and in summer cools) the upper floor of our house. Seems to be doing OK so far with 20° F (-6.7° C) at night.

Midea minisplit heat pump outdoor unit.Midea minisplit heat pump outdoor unit.Midea minisplit heat pump outdoor unit.

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